Scientists at La Trobe University have made a breakthrough discovery that could make it easier to detect Parkinson’s disease early and will hopefully be a crucial step towards finding better treatments or even a cure for the disease.
La Trobe University lead researcher Professor Yuning Hong sat down with Sky News Australia to explain the breakthrough research.
“So in this project, our team of scientists have invented a chemical tech that lights up and separates abnormal proteins in cells, which are markers of Parkinson’s, and in this instance, a chemical tech is a chemical compound that you can mix with blood, urine, saliva, or any other human samples to see the proteins,” Ms Hong said.
“This could mean that by using this exciting breakthrough, we could find potential treatments that might actually stop the disease from progressing and detect the condition earlier as well.
“Our discovery means that for the first time, we can see these abnormal proteins when they first begin to form in patients.”
